Reepschläger
Reepschläger is a traditional craft in rope production . In southern Germany, the profession is called a rope maker.
activity
The Reepschläger first stretched a number of individual Reepe over the length of the Reeperbahn and later twisted or interlaced these Reepe into thicker cables . The British Naval Rope , the British Naval Rope , was 1,000 feet (305 m) long. Up until the introduction of steam engines in 1836, over 200 men were needed in the British shipyard Chatham Dockyard to produce a 20-inch volume .
Today ropes and the like are made on so-called rope laying machines.
Surname
The workplace of a Reepschläger is known in Low German as Reeperbahn (High German also Reiferbahn ). Since Reepe usually have a considerable length, the Reeperbahnen were up to 400 m long. When they were no longer needed, the trams were often converted into streets, so that today there are streets with the name Reeperbahn in several places . The Reeperbahn in the Hamburg district of St. Pauli is world-famous . There is also a Reepschlägerstrasse in Bremen and Lübeck .
The surname Repschläger goes back to the job title. In Wedel is the Reepschlägerhaus, built in 1758, which was used as a craft house by Reepschläger until 1964 and is now a listed building. It houses a tea room.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Historic Dockyard Chatham Trust (Ed.): The Historic Dockyard Chatham. Where, legends were created; Guide Book . Jarrold Publ., Norwich 2005.
- ↑ More about the Reepschlägerhaus. In: reepschlaegerhaus.de. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Reepschlägerhaus - Our Region | Holstein Tourism. Retrieved December 25, 2018 .
